Multi-glucopyranosyl-fructofuranosyl-galactopyranosyl-glucopyranoside sulfate salts and methods of use

ABSTRACT

O-α-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-[O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1.fwdarw.4)] n  -O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside sulfate salts, useful as inhibitors of the complement system and the process of making such compounds.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to novel O-α-D-glucopyranosyl (1→4)-[O-α-D-glucopyranosyl (1→4)]_(n) -O-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl (1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside sulfate salts, to their use as inhibitors of the complement system of warm-blooded animals and to the process for the preparation of such compounds.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The term "complement" refers to a complex group of proteins in body fluids that, working together with antibodies or other factors, play an important role as mediators of immune, allergic, immunochemical and/or immunopathological reactions. The reactions in which complement participates take place in blood serum or in other body fluids, and hence are considered to be humoral reactions.

With regard to human blood, there are at present more than 20 proteins in the complement system consisting of the so-called classical and alternative pathways. These complement proteins are generally designated by the letter C and by number: C1,C2, C3 and so on up to C9. The complement protein C1 is actually an assembly of subunits designated C1q, C1r, and C1s. The numbers assigned to the complement proteins reflect the sequence in which they become active, with the exception of complement protein C4, which reacts after C1 and before C2. The numerical assignments for the proteins in the complement system were made before the reaction sequence was fully understood. A more detailed discussion of the complement system and its biochemical, biological and pathological role in the body processes can be found in, for example, Bull. W.H.O. 39: 935 (1968); Annu. Rev. Med. 19:1 (1968); Johns Hopkins Med. J. 128: 57 (1971); Harvey Lect. 66: 75 (1972); N. Engl. J. Med. 287: 452, 489, 454, 592, 642 Sci. Am. 229 (5): 54 (1973); Fed. Proc. 32: 134 (1973): Med. World, Oct. 11, 1974, p. 53; J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 53: 298 (1974); Cold Spring Harbor Conf. Cell Proliferation 2/Proteases Biol. Control: 229 (1975); Annu. Rev. Biochem. 44: 697 (1975); Complement in Clinical Medicine, Dis. Mon. (1975); Complement, Scope, December 1975; Ann. Intern. Med. 84: 580 (1976); Transplant Rev.: 32 (1976); "Complement: Mechanisms and Functions," Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. (1976); Essays Med. Biochem. 2: 1 (1976); Hosp. Pract. 12: 33 (1977); Perturbation of Complement in Disease, Chap. 15 in Biol. Amplification Systems in Immunol. (Ed. Day and Good), Plenum, New York and London (1977); Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 68: 647 (1977); Biochem. Soc. Trans. 5: 1659 (1977); Harvey Lect. 72: 139 (1976-1977); J. Periodontol. 48: 505 (1977); Biochem. Soc. Trans. 6: 798 (1978); Clin. and Exp. Dermatol. 4: 271 (1979); Infect. Dis. Rev. 1: 483 (1979).

The complement system (e.g., classical pathway) can be considered to consist of three subsystems: (1) a recognition unit (C1q) which enables it to combine with antibody molecules that have detected a foreign invader; (2) an activation unit (C1r, C1s, C2, C4, C3) which prepares a site on the neighboring membrane; and (3) an attack unit (C5, C6, C7, C8 and C9) which creates a "hole" in the membrane. The membrane attack unit is nonspecific; it destroys invaders only because it is generated in their neighborhood. In order to minimize damage to the host's own cells, its activity must be limited in time. This limitation is accomplished partly by the spontaneous decay of activated complement and partly by interference by inhibitors and destructive enzymes. The control of complement, however, is not perfect, and there are times when damage is done to host's cells. Immunity is, therefore, a double-edged sword.

Activation of the complement system also accelerates blood clotting. This action comes about by way of the complement-mediated release of a clotting factor from platelets. The biologically active complement fragments and complexes become involved in reactions that damage the host's cells. These pathogenic reactions can result in the development of immune-complex diseases. For example, in some forms of nephritis, complement damages the basal membrane of the kidney, resulting in the escape of protein from the blood into the urine. The disease disseminated lupus erythematosus belongs in this category; its symptoms include nephritis, visceral lesions and skin eruptions. The treatment of diphtheria or tetanus with the injection of large amounts of antitoxin sometimes results in serum sickness, an immune-complex disease. Rheumatoid arthritis also involves immune complexes. Like disseminated lupus erythematosus, it is an autoimmune disease in which the disease symptoms are caused by pathological effects of the immune system in the host's tissues. In summary, the complement system has been shown to be involved with inflammation, coagulation, fibrinolysis, antibody-antigen reactions and other metabolic processes.

In the presence of antibody-antigen complexes the complement proteins are involved in a series of reactions which may lead to irreversible membrane damage if they occur in the vicinity of biological membranes. Thus, while complement constitutes a part of the body's defense mechanism against infection it also results in inflammation and tissue damage in the immunopathological process. The nature of certain complement proteins, suggestion regarding the mode of complement binding to biological membranes and the manner in which complement effects membrane damage are discussed in Annu. Rev. Biochem. 38: 389 (1969); J. Exp. Med. 141: 724 (1975); J. Immunol. 116: 1431 (1976); 119: 1, 1195, 1358, 1482 (1977); 120: 1841 (1978); Immunochemistry 15: 813 (1978); J. Biol. Chem. 254: 9908 (1979).

A variety of substances have been disclosed as inhibiting the complement system, i.e., as complement inhibitors. For example, the compounds 3,3'-ureylenebis[6-(2-amino-8-hydroxy-6-sulfo-1-naphthylazo)benzenesulfonic acid], tetrasodium salt (chlorazol fast pink), heparin and a sulphated dextran have been reported to have an anti-complementary effect, Br. J. Exp. Pathol. 33: 327 (1952). German Patent No. 2,254,893 or South African Pat. No. 727,923 discloses certain 1-(diphenylmethyl)-4-(3-phenylallyl)piperazines useful as complement inhibitors. Other chemical compounds having complement inhibiting activity are disclosed in, for example, J. Med. Chem. 12: 415, 902, 1049, 1053 (1969); Can. J. Biochem. 47: 547 (1969); J. Immunol. 104: 279 (1970); J. Immunol. 106: 241 (1971); J. Immunol. 111: 1061 (1973); Biochim. Biophys. Acta 317: 539 (1973); Life Sci. 13: 351 (1973); J. Immunol. 113: 584 (1974); Immunology 26: 819 (1974); J. Med. Chem. 17: 1160 ( 1974); Biochim. Biophys. Res. Comm. 67: 225 (1975); Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 256: 441 (1975); J. Med. Chem. 19: 634, 1079 (1976); J. Immunol. 118: 466 (1977); Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. 226: 281 (1977); Biochem. Pharmacol. 26: 325 (1977); J. Pharm. Sci. 66: 1367 (1977); Chem. Pharm. Bull. 25: 1202 (1977); Biochim. Biophys. Acta 484: 417 (1977); J. Clin. Microbiol. 5: 278 (1977); Immunochemistry 15: 231 (1978); Immunology 34: 509 (1978); J. Exp. Med. 147: 409 (1978); Thromb. Res. 14: 179 (1979); J. Immunol. 122: 2418 (1979); J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm. 726 (1979); Immunology 36: 131 (1979); Biochim. Biophys. Acta 611: 196 (1980); and J. Med. Chem. 23:240 (1980).

It has been reported that the known complement inhibitors, epsilon-aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid, have been used with success in the treatment of hereditary angioneurotic edema, a disease state resulting from an inherited deficiency or lack of function of the serum inhibitor of the activated first component of complement (C1 inhibitor), N. Engl. J. Med. 286: 808 (1972); 287: 452 (1972); Ann. Intern. Med. 84: 580 (1976); J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 60: 38 (1977). Also androgenic steroids have been used successfully in the treatment of this physiological disorder; see Medicine 58: 321 (1979); Arthritis Rheum. 22: 1295 (1979); Am. J. Med. 66: 681 (1979); and J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 65: 75 (1980).

It has also been reported that the drug pentosanpolysulfoester has an anticomplementary activity on human serum, both in vitro and in vivo, as judged by the reduction in total hemolytic complement activity, Pathol. Biol. 25: 33; 25 (2): 105; 25 (3): 179 (1977).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to new compounds O-α-D-glucopyranosyl (1→4)-[O-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→4)]_(n) -O-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl (1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside sulfate salts, that inhibit the complement system, thereby inhibiting complement activity in body fluids. Moreover, this invention involves a method of inhibiting the complement system in a body fluid which comprises subjecting body fluid complement to the action of an effective complement inhibiting amount of the above-identified compounds. This invention further concerns a method of inhibiting the complement system in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said animal an effective complement inhibiting amount of the above-identified compounds.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel compounds represented by the following generic formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer from zero to five, inclusive; X is --SO₃ A; and A is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation salt, wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonia and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆).

Particularly preferred compounds of this invention which are of major interest as complement inhibitors are listed below. In this instance, these compounds are named both by their full name according to Chemical Abstracts nomenclature and by an abbreviated nomenclature [in brackets] which is used throughout the rest of the specification and claims.

O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl(1→4)-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside eicosakis(H-sulfate) eicosasalt with trimethylamine ##STR2## O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl(1→4)-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside eicosakis(H-sulfate), eicosasodium salt ##STR3## O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl(1→4)-[O-α-D-glucopyranosyl(1.fwdarw.4)]₅ -O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside dotriacontakis(H-sulfate), dotriacontasalt with trimethylamine ##STR4## O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl(1→4)-[O-α-D-glucopyranosyl(1.fwdarw.4)]₅ -O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside dotriacontakis(H-sulfate), dotriacontasodium salt ##STR5##

This invention further deals with a method of inhibiting the complement system in a body fluid, such as blood serum, which comprises subjecting body fluid complement to the action of an effective complement inhibiting amount of a compound of the above formula. Body fluids can include blood, plasma, serum, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, or pathological accumulations of fluid such as pleural effusion, etc. This invention also concerns a method of inhibiting the complement system in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said warm-blooded animal an effective complement inhibiting amount of a compound of the above formula.

The above compounds of the present invention find utility as complement inhibitors in body fluids and as such may be used to ameliorate or prevent those pathlogical reactions requiring the function of complement and in the therapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals having immunologic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, certain kinds of glomerulonephritis, certain kinds of autoallergic hemolytic anemia, certain kinds of platelet disorders and certain kinds of vasculitis. These compounds may also be used in the therapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals having non-immunologic diseases such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinurea, hereditary angioneurotic edema (such as Suramin Sodium, etc.) and inflammatory states induced by the action of bacterial or lysosomal enzymes on the appropriate complement components as, for example, inflammation following coronary occlusion. They may also be useful in the treatment of transplant rejection and ulcers and as blood culture and transport mediums.

In addition, the specific compounds named below are of special interest as intermediates in the preparation of the above complement-inhibiting compounds.

O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl(1→4)-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside ##STR6## O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl(1→4)-[O-α-D-glucopyranosyl(1.fwdarw.4)]₅ -O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside ##STR7##

The compounds of the present invention may be prepared according to the following flowchart. ##STR8##

In accordance with the above flowchart, glc 1α,4 (glc 1α,4)_(n) glc polyacetate bromide [(I)where X=--COCH₃ and n=1-5] and 6-O-trityl-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-glactopyranosyl (1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside decaacetate [(II)where X=--COCH₃ and M=--OC(C₆ H₅)₃ ] are reacted with silver perchlorate and anhydrous calcium sulfate in nitromethane at ice bath temperature, diluted with nitromethane, filtered and evaporated to dryness. The residue is reacted with acetic anhydride in pyridine and purified by chromatography, giving formula III [where X=--COCH₃ ]. The polyacetate III is converted to the base sugar III [where X=H] by reaction with methanol:water:triethylamine (6:2:3). The base sugar is then reacted with trimethylamine sulfur trioxide in dimethylformamide at 65°-70° C. giving the polysulfate salt with trimethylamine [(III) where X=--SO₃.HN(CH₃)₃ ] which is then reacted with sodium acetate, for example, or other alkali metal or alkaline earth metal cation-containing compound or ammonia or substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆) and extracted with ethanol giving, for example, the polysulfate sodium salt [(III) where X=--SO₃ Na].

It is generally preferred that the respective product of each process step, described hereinabove, is separated and/or isolated prior to its use as starting material for subsequent steps. Separation and isolation can be effected by any suitable purification procedure such as, for example, evaporation, crystallization, column chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, distillation, etc. Also, it should be appreciated that when typical reaction conditions (e.g., temperatures, mole ratios, reaction times) have been given, the conditions which are both above and below these specified ranges can also be used, though generally less conveniently.

The term "pharmaceutically acceptable salts" refers to those salts of the parent compound which do not significantly or adversely affect the pharmaceutical properties (e.g. toxicity, effectiveness, etc) of the parent compound. The salt forming moiety of the present invention which are pharmaceutically acceptable include the alkali metals (e.g., sodium, potassium, etc.) alkaline earth metals (e.g., calcium, etc.); ammonia; and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆).

The term "trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆)" defines those amines having three aliphatic fully saturated hydrocarbon substituents containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms either linearly or branched. Typically, these amines are trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, dimethylamine, dimethyl-1-propylamine, etc. The term "alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆)" refers to the above-defined trialkylamines additionally substituted with at least one and not more than three hydroxy groups on at least two of the alkyl hydrocarbon chains. Such amines are, for example, triethanolamine, tripropanolamine, etc. The term "cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆)" is defined as the 3 to 6 fully saturated carbocyclic moieties such as cyclopropyl, methylcyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, etc.

As used hereinabove and below unless expressly stated to the contrary, all temperatures and temperature ranges refer to the centigrade system and the terms "ambient" or "room temperature" refer to about 20° C. The term "percent" or "(%)" refers to weight percent and the terms "mole" and "moles" refer to gram moles. The term "equivalent" refers to a quantity of reagent equal in moles to the moles of the preceding or succeeding reactant recited in the Preparation or Example in the term of moles of finite weight or volume.

Whereas the exact scope of the instant invention is set forth in the appended claims, the following specific examples illustrate certain aspects of the present invention. However, the examples are set forth for illustration only and are not to be construed as limitations on the present invention except as set forth in the appended claims.

A further understanding of the invention can be obtained from the following non-limiting Preparations and Examples.

EXAMPLE 1 ##STR9##

A 12.5 g portion of the anhydrous compound, gal 1α,6 glc 1α,6 fruf is dissolved in 200 ml of pyridine and the solution is cooled to 0° C. An 8.87 g portion of trityl chloride is added and the mixture is allowed to stand at 0° C. for 48 hours. A 40 ml portion of acetic anhydride is added and the mixture is maintained at 0° C. for an additional 24 hours. The mixture is poured into crushed ice and the resulting precipitate is collected by filtration and washed with water giving a colorless granular solid. This solid is subjected to dry column chromatography, giving 16.5 g of 6-O-trityl-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranoside decaacetate.

A 50 ml portion of acetic anhydride is added to 5.0 g of anhydrous sodium acetate and the mixture is heated to vigorous boiling. A 10 g portion of 95% glc 1α,4 glc 1α,4 glc nonahydrate is added in small portions with external heating resumed occasionally to sustain the reaction. When addition is complete the mixture is boiled vigorously for a short period and then allowed to cool. When the temperature of the mixture reaches 50°-60° C. it is poured in a thin stream into crushed ice with vigorous stirring. The oil which separates is collected, redissolved in ethanol and poured over crushed ice. The precipitate which separates is collected by filtration, washed thoroughly with ice-cold water, dried and recrystallized from ethanol-water giving 16 g of glc 1α,4 glc 1α,4 glc undecaacetate. A solution of 75 ml of 30-32% hydrogen bromide in glacial acetic acid is cooled in an ice bath. A solution of 15.0 g of glc 1α,4 glc 1α ,4 glc undecaacetate in 125 ml of chloroform is added with swirling and then the mixture is allowed to stand in the ice bath for 2 hours with occasional swirling. The mixture is poured into crushed ice with vigorous swirling and then extracted into 100 ml of chloroform. The aqueous layer is washed with two 75 ml portions of chloroform. The combined chloroform extracts are washed with five 250 ml portions of ice-cold water rendering it neutral. The chloroform layer is dried over anhydrous calcium chloride and evaporated to dryness in vacuo giving 13.0 g of glc 1α,4 glc 1α,4 glc decaacetate bromide as a colorless glass.

A 995 mg portion of silver perchlorate and 5.0 g of anhydrous calcium sulfate are dissolved in 50 ml of nitromethane. The mixture is stirred for 5 minutes, cooled in an ice bath, and 4.6 g of 6-O-trityl-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)-glucopyranoside decaacetate is added with stirring. A 3.91 g portion of glc 1α,4 glc 1α,4 glc decaacetate bromide is added and the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes in the ice bath. The mixture is warmed on a steam bath for 5 minutes, then cooled to room temperature, diluted with 150 ml of dichloromethane and filtered. The filtrate is washed once with water and then with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer is separated, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo to a pale yellow glass. This glass is dissolved in 12.5 ml of pyridine and 12.5 ml of acetic anhydride are added. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 20 hours and then poured in a thin stream into a mixture of ice and water. The colorless precipitate is collected by filtration, washed with cold water and dried giving 5.1 g of a colorless powder. A 5.0 g portion of this powder is applied to a 100 g silica gel column prepared in ethyl acetate:hexane (60:40) and eluted with the same solvent mixture. Fifteen 200 ml fractions are collected and individually evaporated to a small volume. Fractions 6-8 are combined and evaporated to dryness in vacuo giving 950 mg of the desired product.

EXAMPLE 2 ##STR10##

A solution of 3.0 g of the compound, ##STR11## in 110 ml of a mixture of methanol:water:triethylamine (6:2:3) is stirred at room temperature for 17 hours. The solution is then evaporated to a colorless gum which is redissolved in 100 ml of water, treated with a small amount of Amberlite® IR-120 resin and filtered through a bed of charcoal and diatomaceous earth. The filtrate is evaporated in vacuo at 50°-55° C. giving the desired product as 1.6 g of a colorless glass.

EXAMPLE 3 ##STR12##

A 3.67 g portion of trimethylamine sulfur trioxide is dissolved in 40 ml of warm dimethylformamide and 1.0 g of ##STR13## is added.

The solution is stirred at 70° C. for 20 hours, then cooled to room temperature and the dimethylformamide is removed by decantation. The gummy residue is triturated with absolute ethanol. The resulting granular solid is collected by filtration, washed with ethanol, then ether and dried in vacuo, giving 3.4 g of the desired product as a colorless powder.

EXAMPLE 4 ##STR14##

A 3.2 g portion of ##STR15## is dissolved in 10 ml of water and 10 ml of 30% aqueous sodium acetate solution are added. The mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature for 20 minutes and then 50 ml of absolute ethanol are added, precipitating a gum. The ethanol is decanted and the gum is redissolved in 10 ml of water. A 50 ml portion of absolute ethanol is added producing a gum. The gum is separated by decantation and triturated with a absolute ethanol giving a granular solid. This solid is collected by filtration, washed with absolute ethanol, then anhydrous ether and dried, giving 2.2 g of the desired product as a colorless granular solid.

EXAMPLE 5 ##STR16##

Glc 1α,4 (glc 1α,4)₅ glc is converted to its polyacetate form by the procedure described in Example 1 for glc 1α,4 glc 1α,4 glc. A 13.0 g portion of this polyacetate is dissolved in 20 ml of glacial acetic acid and cooled to 0°-5° C. To this is added 130 ml of cold (0°-5° C.) 30-23% hydrogen bromide in acetic acid. The mixture is kept at 0°-5° C. for 21/2 hours then diluted with chloroform and washed twice with ice water. The organic solution is evaporated to dryness in vacuo giving glc 1α,4 (glc 1α,4)₅ glc polyacetate bromide.

An 809 mg portion of silver trifluoromethyl sulfonate is added to 75 ml of nitromethane. A 3.4 g portion of 6-O-trityl-β-D-fructofuranosyl-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl(1→6)glucopyranoside decaacetate is added and the mixture is cooled to 0°-50° C. A 3.0 gl portion of anhydrous calcium sulfate is added followed by 6.3 g glc 1α,4 (glc 1α,4)₅ glc polyacetate bromide and the mixture is stirred at 0°-5° C. for one hours. The mixture is warmed on a steam bath for about one minute, cooled, filtered and chloroform is added to the filtrate. The filtrate is washed with a cold saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate, then twice with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to a glass. This glass is dissolved in 3 ml of pyridine and 15 ml of acetic anhydride are added. The mixture is allowed to stand overnight at room temperature and then poured into ice and water. The solid is collected by filtration, washed with water, dissolved in chloroform, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to a glass. This glass is purified by chromatography giving the desired product as a colorless glass.

EXAMPLE 6 ##STR17##

A 750 mg portion of ##STR18## is dissolved in 20 ml of methanol which is saturated with ammonia. The mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature overnight protected from atmospheric moisture. The solvent is removed leaving a glass which is dissolved in a small amount of water. A 1-2 ml portion of methanol is added followed by ether. The solid is collected and dried giving 308 mg of the desired product.

EXAMPLE 7 ##STR19##

A 100 mg portion of ##STR20## is dissolved in one ml of dimethylformamide by heating at 55°-60° C. A 325 mg portion of trimethylamine sulfur trioxide is added and the mixture is stirred at 60°-70° C. for 4 hours. The solid which forms is collected by decantation, triturated twice with absolute ethanol and once with anhydrous ether and dried in vacuo overnight at room temperature over phosphorous pentoxide giving 334 mg of the desired product.

EXAMPLE 8 ##STR21##

A 200 mg portion of ##STR22## is dissolved in 1.5 ml of water and one ml of 30% aqueous sodium acetate is added. The mixture is filtered and the filtrate is poured into 100 ml of ethanol. The solid is collected by filtration, washed with ethanol and dried in vacuo over phosphorous pentoxide at room temperature for 18 hours giving 112 mg of the desired product.

EXAMPLE 9 Preparation of Compressed Tablet

    ______________________________________     Ingredient          mg/Tablet     ______________________________________     Active Compound      0.5-500     Dibasic Calcium Phosphate NF                         qs     Starch USP          40     Modified Starch     10     Magnesium Stearate USP                         1-5     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 10 Preparation of Compressed Tablet--Sustained Action

    ______________________________________     Ingredient           mg/Tablet     ______________________________________     Active Compound as Aluminum                          0.5-500     Lake*, Micronized    (as acid                          equivalent)     Dibasic Calcium Phosphate NF                          qs     Alginic Acid         20     Starch USP           35     Magnesium Stearate USP                          1-10     ______________________________________      *Complement inhibitor plus aluminum sulfate yields aluminum complement      inhibitor. Complement inhibitor content in aluminum lake ranges from      5-30%.

EXAMPLE 11 Preparation of Hard Shell Capsule

    ______________________________________     Ingredient       mg/Capsule     ______________________________________     Active Compound  0.5-500     Lactose, Spray Dried                      qs     Magnesium Stearate                      1-10     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 12 Preparation of Oral Liquid (Syrup)

    ______________________________________     Ingredient        % W/V     ______________________________________     Active Compound   0.05-5     Liquid Sugar      75.0     Methyl Paraben USP                       0.18     Propyl Paraben USP                       0.02     Flavoring Agent   qs     Purified Water qs ad                       100.0     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 13 Preparation of Oral Liquid (Elixir)

    ______________________________________     Ingredient        % W/V     ______________________________________     Active Compound   0.05-5     Alcohol USP       12.5     Glycerin USP      45.0     Syrup USP         20.0     Flavoring Agent   qs     Purified Water qs ad                       100.0     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 14 Preparation of Oral Suspension (Syrup)

    ______________________________________     Ingredient           % W/V     ______________________________________     Active Compound as Aluminum                          0.05-5     Lake, Micronized     (acid                          equivalent)     Polysorbate 80 USP   0.1     Magnesium Aluminum Silicate,     Colloidal            0.3     Flavoring Agent      qs     Methyl Paraben USP   0.18     Propyl Paraben USP   0.02     Liquid Sugar         75.0     Purified Water qs ad 100.0     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 15 Preparation of Injectable Solution

    ______________________________________     Ingredient       % W/V     ______________________________________     Active Compound  0.05-5     Benzyl Alcohol NF                      0.9     Water for Injection                      100.0     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 16 Preparation of Injectable Oil

    ______________________________________     Ingredient      % W/V     ______________________________________     Active Compound 0.05-5     Benzyl Alcohol  1.5     Sesame Oil qs ad                     100.0     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 17 Preparation of Intra-Articular Product

    ______________________________________     Ingredient               Amount     ______________________________________     Active Compound          2-20 mg     NaCl (physiological saline)                              0-9%     Benzyl Alcohol           0.9%     Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose                              1.5%     pH adjusted to 5.0-7.5     Water for Injection qs ad                              100%     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 18 Preparation of Injectable Depo Suspension

    ______________________________________     Ingredient          % W/V     ______________________________________     Active Compound     0.05-5                         (acid                         equivalent)     Polysorbate 80 USP  0.2     Polyethylene Glycol 4000 USP                         3.0     Sodium Chloride USP 0.8     Benzyl Alcohol NF   0.9     HCl to pH 6-8       qs     Water for Injection qs ad                         100.0     Propyl Paraben USP  0.02     Liquid Sugar        75.0     Purified Water qs ad                         100.0     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 19 Preparation of Dental Paste

    ______________________________________     Ingredient          % W/W     ______________________________________     Active Compound     0.05-5     Zinc Oxide          15     Polyethylene Glycol 4000 USP                         50     Distilled Water qs  100     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 20 Preparation of Dental Ointment

    ______________________________________     Ingredient         % W/W     ______________________________________     Active Compound    0.05-5     Petrolatum, White USP qs                        100     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 21 Preparation of Dental Cream

    ______________________________________     Ingredient          % W/W     ______________________________________     Active Compound     0.05-5     Mineral Oil         50     Beeswax             15     Sorbitan Monostearate                         2     Polyoxyethylene 20 Sorbitan     Monostearate        3     Methyl Paraben USP  0.18     Propyl Paraben USP  0.02     Distilled Water qs  100     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 22 Preparation of Topical Cream

    ______________________________________     Ingredient         % W/W     ______________________________________     Active Compound    0.05-5     Sodium Lauryl Sulfate                        1     Propylene Glycol   12     Stearyl Alcohol    25     Petrolatum, White USP                        25     Methyl Paraben USP 0.18     Propyl Paraben USP 0.02     Purified Water qs  100     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 23 Preparation of Topical Ointment

    ______________________________________     Ingredient          % W/W     ______________________________________     Active Compound     0.05-5     Cholesterol         3     Stearyl Alcohol     3     White Wax           8     Petrolatum, White USP qs                         100     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 24 Preparation of Spray Lotion (Non-aerosol)

    ______________________________________     Ingredient         % W/W     ______________________________________     Active Compound    0.05-5     Isopropyl Myristate                        20     Alcohol (Denatured) qs                        100     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 25 Preparation of Buccal Tablet

    ______________________________________     Ingredient          mg/Tablet     ______________________________________     Active Ingredient   3.25     6 × Sugar     290.60     Acacia              14.53     Soluble Starch      14.53     F.D. & C. Yellow No. 6 Dye                         0.49     Magnesium Stearate  1.60                         325.00     ______________________________________

The final tablet will weigh about 325 mg and may be compressed into buccal tablets in flat faced or any other tooling shape convenient for buccal administration.

EXAMPLE 26 Preparation of Lozenge

    ______________________________________     Ingredient           g/Lozenge     ______________________________________     Active Ingredient    0.0140     Kompact® Sugar (Sucrest Co.)                          0.7138     6 × Sugar      0.4802     Sorbitol (USP Crystalline)                          0.1038     Flavor               0.0840     Magnesium Stearate   0.0021     Dye                  qs     Stearic Acid         0.0021                          1.4000     ______________________________________

The ingredients are compressed into 5/8" flat based lozenge tooling. Other shapes may also be utilized.

The compounds of the present invention may be administered internally, e.g., orally, intra-articularly or parenterally, to a warm-blooded animal to inhibit complement in the body fluid of the animal, such inhibition being useful in the amelioration or prevention of those reactions dependent upon the function of complement, such as inflammatory process and cell membrane damage induced by antigen-antibody complexes. A range of doses may be employed depending on the mode of administration, the condition being treated and the particular compound being used. For example, for intravenous or subcutaneous use from about 5 to about 50 mg/kg/day, or every six hours for more rapidly excreted salts, may be used. For intra-articular use for large joints such as the knee, from about 2 to about 20 mg/joint per week may be used, with proportionally smaller doses for smaller joints. The dosage range is to be adjusted to provide optimum therapeutic response in the warm-blooded animal being treated. In general, the amount of compound administered can vary over a wide range to provide from about 5 mg/kg to about 100 mg/kg of body weight of animal per day. The usual daily dosage for a 70 kg subject may vary from about 350 mg to about 3.5 g. Unit doses of the acid or salt can contain from about 0.5 mg to about 500 mg.

The compounds of the present invention may also be administered topically in the form of ointments, creams, lotions and the like, suitable for the treatment of complement dependent dermatological disorders.

Moreover, the compounds of the present invention may be administered in the form of dental pastes, ointments, buccal tablets and other compositions suitable for application periodontally for the treatment of periodontitis and related diseases of the oral cavity.

In therapeutic use, the compounds of this invention may be administered in the form of conventional pharmaceutical compositions. Such compositions may be formulated so as to be suitable for oral or parenteral administration. The active ingredient may be combined in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, which carrier may take a wide variety of forms depending on the form of preparation desired for administration, i.e., oral or parenteral. The compounds can be used in compositions such as tablets. Here, the principal active ingredient is mixed with conventional tabletting ingredients such as corn starch, lactose, sucrose, sorbitol, talc, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, dicalcium phosphate, gums, or similar materials as nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable diluents or carriers. The tablets or pills of the novel compositions can be laminated or otherwise compounded to provide a dosage form affording the advantage of prolonged or delayed action or predetermined successive action of the enclosed medication. For example, the tablet or pill can comprise an inner dosage and an outer dosage component, the latter being in the form of an envelope over the former. The two components can be separated by an enteric layer which serves to resist disintegration in the stomach and permits the inner component to pass intact into the duodenum or to be delayed in release. A variety of materials can be used for such enteric layers or coatings, such materials including a number of polymeric acids or mixtures of polymeric acids with such materials as shellac, shellac and cetyl alcohol, cellulose acetate and the like. A particularly advantageous enteric coating comprises a styrene maleic acid copolymer together with known materials contributing to the enteric properties of the coating. The tablet or pill may be colored through the use of an appropriate nontoxic dye, so as to provide a pleasing appearance.

The liquid forms in which the novel compositions of the present invention may be incorporated for administration include suitable flavored emulsions with edible oils, such as, cottonseed oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, peanut oil, and the like, as well as elixirs and similar pharmaceutical vehicles. Sterile suspensions or solutions can be prepared for parenteral use. Isotonic preparations containing suitable preservatives are also desirable for injection use.

The term "dosage form," as described herein, refers to physically discrete units suitable as unitary dosage for warm-blooded animal subjects, each unit containing a predetermined quantity of active component calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect in association with the required pharmaceutical diluent, carrier or vehicle. The specification for the novel dosage forms of this invention is indicated by characteristics of the active component and the particular therapeutic effect to be achieved or the limitations inherent in the art of compounding such an active component for therapeutic use in warm-blooded animals as disclosed in this specification. Examples of suitable oral dosage forms in accord with this invention are tablets, capsules, pills, powder packets, granules, wafers, cachets, teaspoonfuls, dropperfuls, ampules, vials, segregated multiples of any of the foregoing and other forms as herein described.

The complement inhibiting activity of the compounds of this invention has been demonstrated by one or more of the following identified tests: (i) Test Code 026 (C1 inhibitor)--This test measures the ability of activated human C1 to destroy fluid phase human C2 in the presence of C4 and appropriate dilutions of the test compound. An active inhibitor protects C2 from C1 and C4; (ii) Test Code 035 (C3-C9 inhibitor)--This test determines the ability of the late components of human complement (C3-C9) to lyse EAC 142 in the presence of appropriate dilutions of the test compound. An active inhibitor protects EAC 142 from lysis by human C3-C9; (iii) Test Code 036 (C-Shunt inhibitor)--In this test human erythrocytes rendered fragile are lysed in autologous serum via the shunt pathway activated by cobra venom factor in the presence of appropriate dilutions of the test compound. Inhibition of the shunt pathway results in failure of lysis; (iv) Cap 50 Test--Here, appropriate amounts of the test compound are added to a pool of guinea pig serum in vitro, after which the complement level is determined in undiluted serum by the serum capillary tube assay of U.S. Pat. No. 3,876,376. The concentration of compound inhibiting 50% is reported; and (v) Guinea Pig Intraperitoneal Test (GPIP)--Guinea pigs weighing about 300 g are dosed intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 200 mg/kg of the test compound dissolved in saline and adjusted to pH 7-8. Approximately 0.4 ml blood samples, taken by orbital sinus puncture 30 minutes and one hour after injections, are collected directly into centrifuge tubes; 5 ml blood samples, taken by decapitation 2 hours after injection are collected directly into disPo® beakers. The samples were allowed to clot, centrifuged, and the resultant sera were assayed for complement activity using the capillary complement assay referred to above. Percent inhibition is calculated by comparison with simultaneous controls. The results of the GPIP appear in Table I together with results of Test Code 026, 035, 036 and Cap 50. Table I shows that the principal compounds of the invention possess highly significant complement inhibiting activity in warm-blooded animals.

                                      TABLE I     __________________________________________________________________________     Biological Activities                                         In vitro Activity In vivo Activity                                                 C-Shunt   (Guinea pigs)                                                 Inhi-     % Inhibition                                         C1  C-Late                                                 bition    Intraperitoneal                                         026*                                             035*                                                 036*      Time (Minutes)     Compound                            Wells                                             Wells                                                 Wells                                                      Cap 50                                                           30 60 120     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR23##                eicosakis (Hsulfate), eicosasalt with                               trimethylamine                                         9   2   5    117      ##STR24##                eicosakis (Hsulfate), eicosasodium salt                                         9   1   6    101  49 67 78      ##STR25##                dotriacontakis (Hsulfate), dotriacontasalt with                               trimethylamine                                         9   1   4    >500      ##STR26##                dotriacontakis (Hsulfate), dotriacontasodium                               salt      9   3   5    118     __________________________________________________________________________      *Test identified by code herein      **Activity in wells, a serial dilution assay; higher well number indicate      higher activity. The serial dilutions are twofold. 

We claim:
 1. A compound selected from those of the formula: ##STR27## wherein n is an integer from zero to five, inclusive; X is --SO₃ A; and A is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation salt, wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonia and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆).
 2. The compound according to claim 1, ##STR28##
 3. The compound according to claim 1, ##STR29##
 4. The compound according to claim 1, ##STR30##
 5. The compound according to claim 1, ##STR31##
 6. A method of inhibiting the complement system in a body fluid which comprises subjecting said body fluid to the action of an effective complement inhibiting amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable compound selected from those of the formula: ##STR32## wherein n is an integer from zero to five, inclusive; X is --SO₃ A; and A is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation salt, wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonia and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆).
 7. A method of inhibiting the complement system in warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said warm-blooded animal an effective complement inhibiting amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable compound selected from those of the formula: ##STR33## wherein n is an integer from zero to five, inclusive; X is --SO₃ A; and A is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation salt, wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonia and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆).
 8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the compound is ##STR34##
 9. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the compound is ##STR35##
 10. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the compound is ##STR36##
 11. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the compound is ##STR37##
 12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the compound is administered internally.
 13. The method according to claim 7, wherein the compound is administered topically.
 14. The method according to claim 7, wherein the compound is administered periodontally in the oral cavity.
 15. The method according to claim 7, wherein the compound is administered intra-articularly.
 16. The method according to claim 7, wherein the compound is administered parenterally. 